The Avengers #4 [Regular Edition]
(March 1964)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
On-sale Date
1964-01-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (sourced) (editor); Martin Goodman (credited) (publisher)

Captain America Lives Again! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby (sourced)
Inks
George Roussos (sourced)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Don Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's Shield; Iron Man Armor MK II; Mjolnir

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

E-Z Math Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain America Joins... The Avengers! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited) (plot, script); Jack Kirby (sourced) (plot)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (sourced) (uncredited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number
X-587
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Step forward, Captain America!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured) (joins team); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (featured); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (featured); Thor [Don Blake] (featured); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (featured)
Teen Brigade (unnamed members): Rick Jones (supporting)
Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo] (flashback) (in shadows, introduction); Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes] (flashback, death) (guest); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback) (cameo); Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor] (antagonist); Lord Seth (antagonist); Vuk (antagonist) (introduction, unnamed, also in flashback); unnamed Atlanteans
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Namor attacks a group of eskimos and throws their idol into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America, in suspended animation since the end of World War II. The Avengers rescue Cap and return to New York. An alien figure turns our heroes to stone. When Cap and Rick Jones track him down, the alien agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return. When doing so, the Avengers are attacked by Namor and his people. The restored spaceship ultimately drives off Namor and his men.
Awards
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantean Imperial Palace; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantis; Avengers' submarine; Captain America's Shield; D'Bari; Deserted Isle; E.T.O. Army Base; Gibraltar; Iron Man Armor MK II; Manhattan; Mediterranean Sea; Midtown; Mjolnir; New York City; North Sea; Turtle Bay; United Nations Headquarters; Upper New York Bay; Vuk's Spaceship; World War II

Indexer Notes

George Roussos info by Bob Bailey, 2005-03-19 (Per Sandell ed.)

Captain America: Man Out of Time (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 and #2 expand on Cap's return.

Draw the First Day (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Guide to Hypnotism / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Captain America Lives Again!
    The Avengers
  2. 1. ["Now you can solve "tough" math problems like this!"]
    E-Z Math Program
  3. 2. Captain America Joins... The Avengers!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. Draw the First Day
    Magic Art Reproducer
  5. 4. ["Another Marvel masterpiece"]
    Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
  6. 5. ["Are you proud of your paycheck?"]
    Commercial Trades Institute Courses
  7. 6. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  8. 7. ["Hypno-Coin"]
    Hypno-Coin
  9. 8. ["Come on, fella grab the chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too"]
    Grit Newspaper
  10. 9. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  11. 10. ["Another Marvel masterpiece"]
    Spider-Man
  12. 11. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  13. 12. ["Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"]
    Guide to Hypnotism
  14. 13. ["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method"]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  15. 14. ["Make $3 to $5 an hour starting soon"]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  16. 15. ["Make $5.00 to $20.00 a week extra operating this ‘Saturday morning shoe store’"]
    Mason Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bob Bailey
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Croome
  • John DiBello
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Rand HOPPE
  • Steve Jenner
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jason Sacks
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore